The development and application of agricultural technologies must become a priority for the UK government if the farming sector is to achieve net zero, new research warns.
The government has put forward the ambitious plan of delivering net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, while at the same time increasing the quality and quantity of agricultural production.
However, a report by Bayer Crop Science and the Agri-EPI Centre warns that unless the government revamps its approach to innovation and the implementation of agri-tech, its net-zero ambitions are at risk of failure.
The report, Innovation in the Food Supply Chain: Unlocking AgriTech for Net Zero, makes a series of recommendations for the government to achieve its ambitions of decarbonising food production, while also improving food security and delivering net zero across the UK by 2050.
The Public Policy Projects (PPP) report highlights the need for a revision to agri-tech innovation and implementation processes to meet the ambitions of improving food security and nutrition while reducing emissions from agriculture, as set out in the government’s Food Strategy.
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Dave Ross, chief executive of Agri-EPI, said: “Net zero is the ultimate ambition and the agri-food supply chain must play its part in both reductions, and sequestering carbon back while supporting food security.”
